Lesotho vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4555 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 203 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1961 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.9117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.707 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8696 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.9569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7355 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.9074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6833 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.7549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Lesotho, at 0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 0.4555 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.